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B. H. GLEDHILL.

INGRAIN CARPET FABRIC.

Patented' July 23, 1895.

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y INGRAlN CARPET PABRIG. No. 543,208. Patented July ,23, 1895.-.

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BENJAMIN H. 'GLEDEILE oF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNoR To MAURICEH. MAsLAND AND FRANK E. MAsLAND, oF sAME PLACE.

INGRAIN CARPET FABRIQ.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 13,208., dated July 23,1895.

Application inea April e, 1895.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, BENJAMIN H.v GLEDHILL, a` citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Phila- 5-delphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ingrain Carpet Fabrics, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention has relation to an ingraiu Io carpet fabric, and in suchconnection it relates particularly to the structure thereof.

Hitherto in twoply ingrain carpets weftthreads-in sets of fourweft-threads in a set and warp-threads in sets of four warp-th reads jin a set have been employed, two ofthe weft threads of a set beinginterwoven with a like number of warp-threads to` constitute one 'web orply of the fabric and the remaining two weft-threads of the set with therezo maining two warp-threads to constitute a second web or ply, oneweb. forming the face and the other the back, and the two webs crossingand recrossing or ingraiuing to produce the Vpattern and color eects onthe face; and

4 2 5 it is this type of a fabric that my present invention-is designedto improve by cheapening the production thereof and at the same timewithout sacrificing body and effects, but aording an increase in therange of designV 3o and color effects over the ordinary two-ply fabric,and, moreover, to produce a solid,

i homogeneous, and more acceptable woven or ingrain fabric.

The principal objects of rny'invention are,

y rst, to provide a durable and inexpensive carpet fabric having fiveweft-threads tora set or weave, two warp-threads and a stuffer or llerbound between the two weft planes th ronghout the fabric to separate oneplane 4o from the otherthereof, and at the Sametime to give body to thehomogeneous fabric, and,

second, to provide. a solid and homogeneous carpet fabric in 'which therange of design and color effects is increased.

My invention consists of a two-weft-plane fabric having warp-threadsarranged in sets of two, weft-threads arranged in sets of tive, and afiller or stuffer bound between the two weft planes throughout thefabric, the weft- 5o threads of each set interwoven with or bound SerialNo. 544,835. (Model.)

by warp-th reads in pairs and in singles in the structure of fabric; andmy invention further consists of an ingrain-carpet fabric, having thestructure produced in substantially the manner hereinafter described andclaimed.-

The nature and general features of my invention will be more fullyunderstood from the following description,taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and in whiohl Figures l to5, inclusive, illustrate, diagramlnatically, the interweaving of threadsin a fabric embodying my invention, .showing ve different effectstherein and the fabric being supposed to. be cut lengthwisethat is,parallel to the warp-threads. Y

In a fabric of my invention is employed iiguring warp-threads, figuringweft-threads, and a filler' or Studer, the warp-threads being employedin sets of two in a set and the weft-threads in sets of tive in a set,thereby departing from the ordinary two-ply ingrain fabric to thatextent.

Referring now to the particular fabric illustrated, the weft-threads ofthe set may be white, black, moresque, olive, and red, as indicated inthe key-chart for the wefts, the, warp-threads may be olive and blue, asindicated in the key-chart for the warps, and the ller or stutterl S isbound between the two planes of the fabric throughout the same and so asto separate'one plane from the other' fthereof and atpthe same time togive body to the homogeneous fabric, and this stuer or filler is aheavy, double, or's'imilar thread. It will therefore be observed thateach of the warp-'threads binds one weft-thread of a set on the faceplane and one or more ou the back plane, and that the operation of thewarpthreads is not restricted to any one, set or order of movements, butthat the warp-threads are operated so that in all instances a perfecthomogeneous fabric is produced having the filler or stuffer S boundbetween the weft planes. It will also be observed that the weftthreadsin each set or weave are arranged in separate sheds in the upperplaneand alternately in singles and in pairs in the lower plane.

With reference to the drawings, in Fig. lis

roo 4 illustrated the white and moresque effect of the fabric, in whichthe orange warp-thread passes over the white weft-thread in the upperplane and under the olive and red weftthreads in the same shed in thelower plane, and the blue warp-thread passes under the black in thelower plane and over the moresque-that is, the olive and scarlet orother colored threads constituting the same in the upper plane and thestuffer or filler is bound between the two weft planes. The other setsof Fig. 1 are a repetition of the first set above described.

In Fig. 2 is illustrated the white and olive effect of the fabric, inwhich the blue warpthread passes over the white weft in the up per planeand under the lnoresque and red in the same shed in the lower plane, andthe orange warp-thread passesunder the black weft in the lower plane andover the olive weft in the upper plane. The other sets illustrated inthis figure of this effect are a repetition of the first set.

In Fig. 3 is illustrated the blackand olive effect of the fabric, inwhich the orange warpthread passes over the black weft-thread in theupper plane and under the moresque and red weft-threads in the same shedin the lower plane, and the blue warp-thread passes under the whiteweft-thread in the lower planeI and over the olive weft-thread in theupper plane. The other sets illustrated in this figure of this effectare a repetition of the first set.

In Fig. 4 is illustrated the black and red effect of the fabric, inwhich the blue warpthread passes over the black weft-thread in theIupper plane and under the olive weftthread in the lower plane, and theorange warp-thread passes under the white and moresque weft-threads inthe saine shed in the lower plane and over the red Warp-thread in theupper plane. 'The other sets illustrated in this figure of this effectare a repetition of the first set.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated the red and olive effect of the fabric, inwhich theorange warpthread passes over the red weft-thread in the upperplane and under the black and moresque in the lower plane, and thebluewarpthread passes under the white weft-thread in the lower plane andover the olive warp-thread in the upper plane. The other setsillustrated in this figure of this effect are a repetition of the firstset.Y

It may be here remarked that the disposi-V tion of the threads ashereinbefore explained are repeated in the pattern as frequently asdesired.

It has not been deemed necessary to give a detailed description of thesuccessive changes in the operation of the loom involved in theproduction of a fabric of my invention, but it is, however, hereremarked that the mechanism must be such as to Aoperate the warpthreadsin the manner desired to produce said fabric, and suitable forms of suchmechanism will be evident on an understanding ofthe fabric.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A two weft-plane ingrain carpet fabric, consisting of Warp-threads,weft-threads and a filler or stuifer, the warp threads being arranged insets of two in a set and the weft threads in sets of five in a set andthe filler or stutter being a heavy thread and bound between the twoplanes throughout the fabric to separate one plane from the other and togive body thereto, the two weft-threads of one face of eachset being inseparate sheds and bound by the two warp-threads extending from face toback of the fabric throughout the same and the three weft threads of theother face of each set being alternately in singles and in pairs in thesheds and bound by said warp-threads extending from face to back of thefabric throughout the same to constitute by the respective warps, weftsand .filler or stuifer asolid and homogeneous fabric.

In testimony whereof- I have hereunto set my signature in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN I-l. GLEDHILL.

Witnesses:

J. WALTER DoUGLAss, THOMAS M. SMITH.

